Much rhetoric has taken place recently which addresses human rights often by associations and organizations defending these rights regardless of origin, religion, and ethnicity. Much research and many publications were written based on the human rights document issued by the French revolution in August 26th, 1789 and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights issued by the General Assembly of the United Nations in December 10th, 1948. Some interested scholars wrongly assume that those two documents are the foundation of human rights. So, this paper intends to sharply challenge these assumptions proving that Arabs from pre-Islamic era had practiced such rights in daily life. This research will utilize evidence from the Arab literature and heritage showing how this heritage holds deeply rooted human rights practices.
This paper endeavors to account for the articles in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and compare them with their counterparts from pre-Islamic era although it will also show how other articles remain without counterparts.